Validating an Ultra-Short Survey Measure of Patience

This study presents results of the validation of an ultra-short survey measure of patience included in the German Socio-Economic Panel (SOEP). Survey responses predict intertemporal choice behavior in incentive-compatible decisions in a representative sample of the German adult population.

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Year of publication:	2012
Authors:	Vischer, Thomas ; Dohmen, Thomas ; Falk, Armin ; Huffman, David ; Schupp, Jürgen ; Sunde, Uwe ; Wagner, Gert G.
Institutions:	Forschungsbasierte Infrastruktureinrichtung "Sozio-oekonomisches Panel (SOEP)", DIW Berlin (Deutsches Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung)
Subject:	Time preferences \| discounting \| validation of survey measures

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Extent:	application/pdf
Series:	SOEPpapers on Multidisciplinary Panel Data Research. - ISSN 1864-6689.
Type of publication:	Book / Working Paper
Notes:	Number 499 8 pages long
Classification:	D1 - Household Behavior and Family Economics ; D3 - Distribution ; D91 - Intertemporal Consumer Choice; Life Cycle Models and Saving ; C91 - Laboratory, Individual Behavior
Source:	RePEc - Research Papers in Economics

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